Offered by Department of Health, Phys. Ed., Recreation & Leisure Studies

Sports Management Major

Sports Management Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • Take 1 course from:
      • MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
      • MATH 115*, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
      • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
      • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 0
• Major Option = 62
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 107
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 13
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Sports Management Comprehensive = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

1. Sports Management Comprehensive Core Requirements (29 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • REC 300, Volunteer Practicum - 2 hours
     • REC 354, Programming in Sport, Recreation and Tourism - 3 hours
     • REC 375, Leadership in Recreation, Sport and Tourism - 3 hours
     • REC 422, Facilities in Recreation, Tourism and Sport - 3 hours
     • REC 477, Internship - 10 hours
     • PE 280, Introduction to Sport Management - 2 hours
     • PE 429, Marketing in Sport, Recreation and Tourism - 3 hours
     • PE 430, Organization and Administration in Recreation, Sport and Tourism - 3 hours
2. Sports Management Comprehensive Requirements (33 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • PE 401, Psychology of Sport - 3 hours
     • PE 402, Sociology of Sport - 3 hours
     • PE 403, Sport Economics - 3 hours
     • PE 404, Compliance and Governance in Sport - 3 hours
     • PE 425, Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation - 3 hours
     • ACCT 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS or Math ACT score of 22 or greater AND sophomore standing)
     • ACCT 251, Principles of Accounting II - 3 hours
     • ACCT 311, Business Law - 3 hours
     • JMC 309, Public Relations - 3 hours
     • MGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
     • MKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours